Source of the Amazon River - Peru

You would be signing your own death warrant swimming here. This famous river starts with the confluence of 2 massive rivers - The Ucayali and The Marañón. With a mind boggling 60m in dept at this point of the Amazon, you can see multiple whirlpools swirling around. It was always a dream of mine to see this river, and from the safety of my small but strong wooden motorboat, it proved to be a very cathartic experience just cruising on this colossal volume of mud coloured water. Many things here, left me open-mouthed such as regular fluvial erosion by seeing and hearing huge sections of steep bank just cave into the river spontaneously. Also the wildlife is a million miles away to what I'm used to - caimans, anacondas, multiple species of birds of prey, and both grey & pink river dolphins. Yes, pink river dolphins! They are endangered but you can see them every few minutes here, playfully swimming around your boat. Also, fishing for piranha is something that I never thought I would ever do, and here it's perfectly normal. Overall, an experience I will never forget!

Amazing place. Looks like a river from afar, but when you are here you see 2 massive rivers merge into the Amazon. It's actually quite turbulent and full of whirlpools.

Worth the visit!

Biggest River of The World

Es la unión de dos ríos muy grandes y largos: Ucayali y Marañón, se unen en la provincia de Loreto Nauta y forman el Río Amazonas del Perú. Se puede divisar cambio en la coloración de las aguas que son diferentes en cada caso. La magnitud del agua que se desplaza es impresionante!

Sencillamente ESPECTACULAR

Interessante!

Es una bonita experiencia